PROpel AVL

Name: PROpel AVL
Address: 36 Montford Avenue, Asheville, NC, 28801, US
Telephone: +18282586101
Price range: $

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PROpel AVL provides professional resources and opportunities promoting emerging leaders.

We go beyond the ordinary giving you access to top-notch workshops, rockstar mentors, local employers seeking talent, and a community of fearless young professionals.

10/23/2026

Next week, embrace spooky season 🧛🧟👻 at our October Connect@ event.

We'll gather at The Village Porch on October 28 for a Halloween costume contest and after-work social. The costume contest voting will take place from approximately 6:30-7 p.m., so if you'd like your costume to be considered, please arrive by 6:30. There are exciting prizes for the top vote getters, but if you don't feel like dressing up, we hope you come out to make some new connections and enjoy some great refreshments! 🎃

You can register for free here: https://bit.ly/4i4OGkE

📆 Wednesday, October 28
🕝 5:30-7:00 p.m.
📍 The Village Porch | 51 N Merrimon Ave Ste 113

Thanks to our event sponsors Western Carolina University and First Bank.

10/22/2026

If it feels like you aren't a great fit for your current role, Scott McLean has an important question you should ask: How often are you using your strengths? 💪

In his 20+ years working in HR and talent leadership, Scott has learned that among all of the crucial factors to feeling like you "fit in" at work, strength utilization is one of the most important. And if you're fortunate enough to have a positive and respectful relationship with your boss, opening up an honest conversation with them can make a world of difference. We appreciated Scott's thoughtfulness and honesty during our recent GROW Series talk about owning your place at the table. 👏

📆 Save the date for November 17 when we'll host our final GROW Series event for the calendar year. It will be a workshop for "Building Your Professional Development Roadmap."

10/12/2026

Calling all witches 🧙, zombies🧟 and ghosts 👻 (etc. etc.) to our next Connect@ event.

Join us for a Halloween costume contest on Wednesday, October 28, at The Village Porch. We'll do live voting for the winning costumes around 6:30 p.m., and we'll have a bunch of fun prizes for the top vote getters. Come on out and make some new connections, enjoy some great refreshments and dress up in a fairly inscrutable yet fun pop culture reference.

You can register for free by following our link in bio.

📆 Wednesday, October 28
🕝 5:30-7:00 p.m.
📍 The Village Porch | 51 N Merrimon Ave Ste 113

Thanks to our event sponsors Western Carolina University and First Bank

10/02/2026

At some point, almost all young professionals wonder, "Do I even belong here?" 😟

That's why we're so excited that our next GROW Series speaker is Scott McLean, a strategic workforce and organizational advisor with more than 20 years of HR and talent leadership experience. He'll talk to attendees about how to decide if you're a good culture match for your current organization, and he'll offer some practical ways you can demonstrate your capabilities in a new role. 💪

We hope you'll join us as we uncover ways to overcome imposter syndrome and gain confidence. You can learn more and register for free here: https://bit.ly/47aaRzm

Thanks to our GROW Series sponsors: Western Carolina University, First Bank, Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts, and Worley & Peltz, PLLC

09/28/2026

It's starting to feel like fall has truly arrived — and, fittingly, so has one of its signature events. 🌽

Join PROpel AVL and volunteer at the Eliada Homes Fall Festival and Corn Maze this upcoming weekend. On October 3, there will be multiple shifts during which you can help keep the event running smoothly. It's a full day with all kinds of fun activities, so you're bound to have a great time while giving back.

Learn more and get registered here: https://bit.ly/4xMVdoA

Event details:

📆 Saturday, October 3
🕘 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | 12-2 p.m.
📍 2 Compton Drive, Asheville, NC 28806

09/21/2026

When it comes to "leveling up" in your career, connections 🤝 — and confidence 😁 — can make all the difference.

Just ask Robin Payne, Executive Director of NAMI Western Carolina. We loved hearing Robin's perspective during most recent PROpel AVL GROW Series talk. Her professional journey, like most, has been filled with unexpected twists and turns, and she encourages young professionals to go ahead and embrace the "fake it 'til you make it" mentality. After all, there are likely more than a few folks with your dream job who have the same talent, skills and education as you do but pair it with confidence. 🙌

Registration for our next GROW Series talk, "Beyond Fit: Owning Your Place at the Table," is open now. You can learn more and register for free here: https://bit.ly/47aaRzm

09/18/2026

As it turns out, practice doesn't always make perfect. 🤣

Thankfully, you don't have to know a thing about kicks, punches or counters to join us for our next Connect@ meetup at Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts. 🥋 It'll be a great opportunity to connect with new people and unwind after work. And the fantastic team from Sun Soo is going to put on a brief self-defense demonstration for attendees, too.

You can learn more and register for free here: https://bit.ly/4gLCq6v

Event details:

📆 Wednesday, September 23
🕝 5:30-7:00 p.m.
📍 800 Fairview Road, Suite D-2

09/17/2026

There's no better way to start a weekday than by spending time with some furry friends. 🐶🐈

That's why you should join PROpel AVL and volunteer at the Asheville Humane Society on the morning of Tuesday, September 29. As a volunteer, you'll have a chance to make enrichments, tour the facility and — of course — spend some time with their absolutely adorable animals.

Please note that registration is limited to 10 participants, and if you've never volunteered at the Asheville Humane Society before, you must complete a waiver upon arrival. 📃

Learn more and get registered here: https://bit.ly/4yDjoGM

Event details:

📆 Tuesday, September 29
🕘 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
📍 14 Forever Friend Lane, Asheville, NC 28806

09/15/2026

We hope you’ll get a kick out of our next Connect@ event. 🥋

(And we promise you'll be spared any kicks, punches, and / or throws. 😌)

On September 23, the fantastic team at Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts will welcome PROpel AVL and lead a brief karate demonstration during our monthly Connect@ social meetup. You can expect a thoughtful and engaging session with a passionate and welcoming community. And if you aren’t looking for martial arts advice, then come on out just to meet some great people and enjoy some refreshments.

You can register for free here: https://bit.ly/4gLCq6v

📆 Wednesday, September 23
🕝 5:30-7:30 p.m.
📍 Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts | 800 Fairview Road, Suite D-2

Thanks to our sponsors Western Carolina University and First Bank

09/11/2026

Community building can benefit everybody — even polar bears. 🤗

That was just one of the insights we gleaned during our most recent Connect@ event at the Asheville Art Museum. We challenged attendees to offer some career advice to many of the masterpieces on display, and the artworks' frigid temperatures didn't cool off the warmth of their advice. 🔥

Our next Connect@ event is happening at Asheville Sun Soo Martial Arts on Wednesday, September 23. You can learn more and register for free here: https://bit.ly/4gLCq6v

Address

36 Montford Avenue
Asheville, NC
28801

Telephone

+18282586101

Website

https://www.ashevillechamber.org/propel

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